Klang

Klang stands on the river of the same name, near its outlet into the Strait of Malacca. The river valley supported settlements long before the rise of the Malay sultanates, and its waterways linked the interior to maritime trade. Tin from the hinterland passed through Klang toward coastal merchants. Over the centuries the town belonged to the spheres of Malacca and Johor before becoming part of the Selangor sultanate in the eighteenth century.

The later city of Kuala Lumpur lies here.